World Solar Power Challenge Race

The world solar challenge celebrated biennially since 1987 saw teams from around the world set off from darwin on a 3 000km race to adelaide by solar powered car.

World solar power challenge race.

The leading car at the world solar challenge bursts into flames and is forced out of the race just south of port augusta. Broadcast across the globe the event provides a unique platform to market south australia its iconic desert scenery and as a hotbed for innovation. Belgian team agoria took first. It s known as a race through the outback across some of australia s harshest environments but as well as a competition of speed through the desert the world solar challenge has taken on a much.

British students race self designed supercars across australia for 2019 s world solar power challenge. Design and build a solar car ship it to oz then race it 3 000km from darwin. A biennial road challenge covering 3 022 km 1 878 mi through the australian outback from darwin northern territory to adelaide south australia created to foster the development of experimental. The world solar challenge wsc or the bridgestone world solar challenge since 2013 tied to the sponsorship of bridgestone corporation is the world s most well known solar powered car event.

Those countries traversed by our event are those of the luritja pitjantjatjara antakarinja arabunna kakatha barngala nukunu ngadjuri narrungga kaurna wubalawun. The bridgestone world solar challenge acknowledges the traditional owners of the countries where our event takes place and pays its respect to elders past and present.